DB47FF

#DB47FF closest to Flaming Flamingo

#DB47FF is a medium, vivid purple; the closest named color is Flaming Flamingo. In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 27.8% green and 100.0% blue (rgb(219, 71, 255)). Its HSL value is 288° hue, 100% saturation and 64% lightness, and in CMYK it is 14% cyan, 72% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. #DB47FF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.36:1.

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Variations of #DB47FF

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

#DB47FF color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#DB47FF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #DB47FF appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 53% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #5392FB
  • Protanopia 47% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #0084FF
  • Protanomaly 63% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #727AFF
  • Deuteranopia 53% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #5392FB
  • Deuteranomaly 69% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #8E80FC
  • Tritanopia 66% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #DB6CA0
  • Tritanomaly 87% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #DD59DA
  • Achromatopsia 45% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #8D8D8D
  • Achromatomaly 62% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A580B3

#DB47FF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.30:1 Poor#DB47FF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.36:1 Good#DB47FF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DB47FF in CSS

/* Flaming Flamingo */
.color { color: #DB47FF; }
.background { background-color: #DB47FF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #DB47FF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(219 71 255);
color: hsl(288 100% 64%);
color: oklch(0.680 0.272 318.9);

#DB47FF FAQ

What color is #DB47FF?

#DB47FF is a medium, vivid purple. Its closest named color is Flaming Flamingo. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #DB47FF?

#DB47FF is rgb(219, 71, 255) in RGB, hsl(288, 100%, 64%) in HSL and cmyk(14%, 72%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DB47FF?

The complementary color of #DB47FF is #6BFF47, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DB47FF?

Black text has the best contrast on #DB47FF: 6.36:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DB47FF a warm or cool color?

#DB47FF is a cool color.